The Milwaukee Brewers (1-4) are favored on the moneyline (-120) in Wednesday’s contest against the Kansas City Royals (2-3). Game time is at 1:10 p.m. ET on FDSWI and FDSKC. The Royals, with +167 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).
Freddy Peralta gets the starting nod for Milwaukee while Cole Ragans is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.
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The Brewers finished 55-39 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 58.5% of those games).
When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -120 or shorter last year, Milwaukee finished with a record of 45-32 (58.4%).
The Royals were underdogs in 87 games last season and won 38 (43.7%) of those contests.
Last season, Kansas City won 31 of its 72 games, or 43.1%, when it was the underdog by at least +100 on the moneyline.
The Brewers played in 165 games with a set over/under, and combined with their opponents to go over the total 84 times (84-70-11).
The Royals and their opponents hit the over in 70 of their 168 games with a total last season.
Brewers Stats & Insights (2024)
Last season the Brewers scored the sixth-most runs in baseball (777 total, 4.8 per game).
Milwaukee averaged 1.1 home runs per game to rank 16th in baseball with 177 total home runs last season.
The Brewers had the eighth-best batting average in the big leagues (.248).
The team struck out nine times per game to rank 21st in MLB.
The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Brewers pitching staff last season ranked 15th in the majors.
Milwaukee had the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.65).
Royals Stats & Insights (2024)
The Royals scored 735 runs (4.5 per game) last season, which ranked 13th in MLB.
Kansas City hit 170 homers last season, which ranked 20th in the majors.
The Royals’ .248 batting average was among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB.
Kansas City ranked second in MLB in strikeouts per game at 7.2 whiffs per contest.
The Royals had an 8.5 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 18th in the majors.
Kansas City pitchers had a combined ERA of 3.76 last year, eighth-best in baseball.
Brewers Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
Peralta (0-1) takes the mound for the Brewers to make his second start of the season.
Last season, William Contreras drove in 92 runs while batting .281.
Jackson Chourio hit .275 with an OBP of .327 and a slugging percentage of .464.
Brice Turang finished last season with seven home runs, 57 RBI and a batting average of .254.
Joey Ortiz hit .239 with an OBP of .329, and a slugging percentage of .398.
Royals Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
Ragans will get the start for the Royals, his second of the season.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit 32 home runs and had 109 runs batted in last season, while putting up a batting average of .332.
Vinnie Pasquantino had 30 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .262.
Salvador Perez hit .271 last season with 28 doubles, 27 home runs and 44 walks.
Jonathan India hit .248 with 28 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 80 walks.
Brewers and Royals Injuries
Brewers: Blake Perkins: 10 Day IL (Shin), Brandon Woodruff: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Aaron Ashby: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Aaron Civale: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Tobias Myers: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Nick Mears: 15 Day IL (Illness), Robert Gasser: 60 Day IL (Elbow), D.L. Hall: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Royals: Dairon Blanco: 10 Day IL (Achilles), Alec Marsh: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Kyle Wright: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), James McArthur: 15 Day IL (Elbow)
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